TAN KAY SOON (NO. K/P: 600620-01-5975) [dalam kapasiti sebagai anak lelaki, waris/ benefisiari dan salah seorang wasi ('executor') bagi Harta Pusaka Lo Lek Tuan (No.K/P: 360905-01-5688), si mati yang di namakan di dalam wasiat bertulis yang

TAN KAY SOON (NO. K/P: 600620-01-5975) [dalam kapasiti sebagai anak lelaki, waris/ benefisiari dan salah seorang wasi ('executor') bagi Harta Pusaka Lo Lek Tuan (No.K/P: 360905-01-5688), si mati yang di namakan di dalam wasiat bertulis yang

Defendant failed to discharge the burden to prove that the Testator validly executed the Purported Second Will (thumbprint unproven), lacked cogent evidence of testamentary capacity at the time, and did not dispel multiple suspicious circumstances; accordingly the Purported Second Will is invalid and the First Will stands, probate to be granted to the Plaintiff.

Citation
JA-22NCVC-203-10/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Plaintiff Propounder and Nominated Executor Under the First Will: Tan Kay Soon; Defendant Propounder of the Purported Second Will: Tan Ching Ling
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
19 December 2019
Case Number
JA-22NCVC-203-10/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Civil Probate/will Dispute / Judgment (high Court Grounds of Judgment)
Outcome
Plaintiff's claim allowed in part; Defendant's counterclaim dismissed; Probate to be granted to Plaintiff as executor under the First Will; costs awarded to Plaintiff.
Legal Topics
Testamentary Capacity, Due Execution, Undue Influence, Burden of Proof, Judicial Notice of Custom, Expert Fingerprint Evidence, Estoppel, Suspicious Circumstances
Source Language
Malay/English
Probate Wills Evidence Inheritance/family Law Testamentary Capacity Due Execution Undue Influence Burden of Proof +4 more

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Parties

Tan Kay Soon

Plaintiff Propounder and Nominated Executor Under the First Will

Tan Ching Ling

Defendant Propounder of the Purported Second Will

Procedural Posture

Civil Probate/will Dispute / Judgment (high Court Grounds of Judgment)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Purported Second Will was validly executed by the Testator
  2. 2 Whether the Testator possessed testamentary capacity at the time of execution
  3. 3 Whether the thumbprint on the Purported Second Will belonged to the Testator

Ratio Decidendi

Defendant failed to discharge the burden to prove that the Testator validly executed the Purported Second Will (thumbprint unproven), lacked cogent evidence of testamentary capacity at the time, and did not dispel multiple suspicious circumstances; accordingly the Purported Second Will is invalid and the First Will stands, probate to be granted to the Plaintiff.

Court Disposition

Plaintiff's claim allowed in part; Defendant's counterclaim dismissed; Probate to be granted to Plaintiff as executor under the First Will; costs awarded to Plaintiff.

Orders

  • Declaration that the First Will dated 10.04.2007 is the correct and valid Will of the Testator
  • Order for Probate to be granted to the Plaintiff as executor based on the First Will